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don knapp is in napa. >> reporter: napa residents have been warned about the flooding. especially those living close to streams and the river. now they're bracing for the night. others are still working at it. crews were working into the night to remove about 3 dozen cottages mounted on mobile home frames from the river point resort. the rising river cut short vacations for guests staying in about 30 of the timeshare cottages that are threatened with a possibility of flooding. so far the napa river remains within its banks. it's expected to flood tomorrow around noon. folks aren't taking any chances. city trucks have delivered 50 tons of sand to this lot at first street and freeway drive. folks were filling bags as quickly as the sand came in. nearly 2000 bags were loaded up. >> situation is that i live on a creek. we had a big rain thursday night and the water came up to almost the top of the remaintaining wall. so we decided sandbags were a good idea. >> reporter: are you afraid the water might come over the wall? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the possibilities of flood
don knapp is in napa. >> reporter: napa residents have been warned about the flooding. especially those living close to streams and the river. now they're bracing for the night. others are still working at it. crews were working into the night to remove about 3 dozen cottages mounted on mobile home frames from the river point resort. the rising river cut short vacations for guests staying in about 30 of the timeshare cottages that are threatened with a possibility of flooding. so far the...
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, the napa river, very latest, right at 12 feet. expected to crest right around 26.7 feet and that would come tomorrow and into tomorrow night. and look how fast it falls. back to where we should be for this time of year. and really, for any time of year, backed by tuesday. it's going to be a very quick rise and quick fall. if you do live here the river or any creek, you definitely want to make sure you're paying attention tonight and tomorrow and tomorrow night as well. here we go. tomorrow's temperatures, cool. definitely need that jacket. no big surprise there. on the seven-day forecast, here we are. 62. tomorrow, flood threat is going to be the highest through the middle part of the day. by tomorrow afternoon, i mentioned, we're going to be looking at sunshine. were bizarre. almost midwestern kind of weather where we get the strong blows of rain and then back to seeing sunshine. with the bay, and winter time, this is the time of year we'll see that rain because even looking at the seven-day forecast, tuesday into wednesday, more
, the napa river, very latest, right at 12 feet. expected to crest right around 26.7 feet and that would come tomorrow and into tomorrow night. and look how fast it falls. back to where we should be for this time of year. and really, for any time of year, backed by tuesday. it's going to be a very quick rise and quick fall. if you do live here the river or any creek, you definitely want to make sure you're paying attention tonight and tomorrow and tomorrow night as well. here we go. tomorrow's...
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the napa river near napa downtown is usually only at about 4 to 5 feet. but look what's been happening with all this rain. we saw about 1.5 inches of rain yesterday so it crested at about 18 feet. has fallen now back to about 12 feet. but with tomorrow's predicted rain it's expected to crest into a moderate flood stage. and also the russian river in gurnsville typically very low right around 5 feet. but with all of this rain expected to crest up to 35 feet come monday. if you live in those two specific locations this weather pass is for you. take heed as the rain moves in if you live in any low-lying areas or creeks or streams be prepared tonight before you head to bed. tomorrow cool jacket weather and of course umbrella weather as well. monday we'll get a few peeks of sunshine. you'll notice more showers pull back into the pictures towards tuesday and wednesday. the good news with the next system after sunday's tuesday and wednesday system does not look to pack as much a punch. we're not expecting a whole lot of flooding or wind. tomorrow will definitely
the napa river near napa downtown is usually only at about 4 to 5 feet. but look what's been happening with all this rain. we saw about 1.5 inches of rain yesterday so it crested at about 18 feet. has fallen now back to about 12 feet. but with tomorrow's predicted rain it's expected to crest into a moderate flood stage. and also the russian river in gurnsville typically very low right around 5 feet. but with all of this rain expected to crest up to 35 feet come monday. if you live in those two...
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the wind is whipping through napa. we have a look at the river this morning whereas carolyn mentioned, flooding is a concern. it was expected that the river would surpass it's flood level about noon today. now that's changed. estimates go anywhere from 1:00 p.m. to between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. estimates are the water could rise and reach 25 to 27 feet. elsewhere here in napa you can see downtown. it is just soaked. the whole city is soaking wet. wind again a big factor this morning. not a lot of cars on the road. i popped into the one business open. that's starbucks on the corner. they say they are a lot emptier than they usually are this time of morning. normally people are out but people are staying inside and that's probably a good thing as the wind and rain creates very dangerous conditions for driving, as carolyn pointed out with breaking news this morning. for now that's the latest from downtown napa. abc7 news. >>> flood warnings are in effect for the russian river. it is predicted to reach flood stage at gur
the wind is whipping through napa. we have a look at the river this morning whereas carolyn mentioned, flooding is a concern. it was expected that the river would surpass it's flood level about noon today. now that's changed. estimates go anywhere from 1:00 p.m. to between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. estimates are the water could rise and reach 25 to 27 feet. elsewhere here in napa you can see downtown. it is just soaked. the whole city is soaking wet. wind again a big factor this morning. not a...
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. >> ama: in napa, the national weather service issued a flood warning for the napa river, a waterway prone to flooding, and the city's residents are hoping it's not a repeat of the devastating flood in 2005. >> the napa river looks calm now but that could change in a hurry tonight with another round of heavy rains about to hit. serious floods are common here, and residents are on alert, preparing by filling sandbags provided by the city. >> when stuff like this happens, city of napa takes care of napa. >> residents filled 700 bags, ten tons of sand in three hours this morning. >> my son and i picked up 12 sandbags. >> he had the forsythe to plan ahead because of the past. his home has flooded three times. sanbags are one of many weapons in his arsenal. >> we expect the worst to be tomorrow morning. that usually happenings. the rain falls, river rises, comes down and floods our area. >> the national weather service warns the river will rise above flood stage tomorrow in 2005, the river overwhelmed downtown napa and flooded thousands of acres. 1,000 homes were flooded or destroyed. sin
. >> ama: in napa, the national weather service issued a flood warning for the napa river, a waterway prone to flooding, and the city's residents are hoping it's not a repeat of the devastating flood in 2005. >> the napa river looks calm now but that could change in a hurry tonight with another round of heavy rains about to hit. serious floods are common here, and residents are on alert, preparing by filling sandbags provided by the city. >> when stuff like this happens, city...
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napa river at st. helena, and also napa river at napa, flood warning currently at 11.2'. could be just right around flood stage tomorrow afternoon at 4:00. heaviest rain moves movement youth i will let you know when it moves in across the entire bay area and how much rain you can expect in your neighborhood. recent rains have created a mess at rohner park. a vier sent us these pictures. as you can see the water wait is clogged with mud, tree branches and debris. the public works department says that the county is responsible for this clean-up r. bun person was injured whey roofer collapsed during heavy rain at the roseville galleria shopping mall. the roof fell near the entrance of the jc penney store and cheesecake restaurant. pg&e says it has crewed on standby ready for any power outages that come during the next round of wet weather. meanwhile there is still 250 outages across the bay area. more than half of those are in the south bay. pg&e says it's ready to respond to any desruptions. >> travelers going through san francisco airport faced delay because of low visibil
napa river at st. helena, and also napa river at napa, flood warning currently at 11.2'. could be just right around flood stage tomorrow afternoon at 4:00. heaviest rain moves movement youth i will let you know when it moves in across the entire bay area and how much rain you can expect in your neighborhood. recent rains have created a mess at rohner park. a vier sent us these pictures. as you can see the water wait is clogged with mud, tree branches and debris. the public works department says...
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river, sergio quintana is live in napa. sergio? reporter: well, the rains have already caused some problems around town near napa, and the flood warning for the napa river has been extended through the weekend. tomorrow afternoon is when the napa river is supposed to be at its highest point. >> rain soaked trees are the first to cause problems on this stretch of redwood road. two trees came down and took out a powerline, knocking out electricity for 50 pg&e customers. the closed road also turned what usually be a five minute drive through the neighborhood into a 45 minute detour and caused concerns about nearby creeks and rivers. >> i was worried it wased inning here. >> some of his neighbors have put up small dikes in their front yard just to case. >> the creek will pop out up the street first and run down the street, and then the water is looking to get back in the creek so what the neighbors do is dike up the front ofÑç the yards to keep the water from coming in. >> at this city sand bag station, rob and some friends a
river, sergio quintana is live in napa. sergio? reporter: well, the rains have already caused some problems around town near napa, and the flood warning for the napa river has been extended through the weekend. tomorrow afternoon is when the napa river is supposed to be at its highest point. >> rain soaked trees are the first to cause problems on this stretch of redwood road. two trees came down and took out a powerline, knocking out electricity for 50 pg&e customers. the closed road...
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we have a picture from the river valley napa reports. what you are seeing are remnants from what used to be cottages. the resort was evacuated yesterday afternoon. 37 modular cottages were moved in preparation for this big storm. also as a precaution the city of napa has closed the downtown river walk promenade, veterans park and the preserve, all to prepare for the big storm that is expected today. for now, live in downtown napa, kera clapper, abc7 news. >> thank you. sonoma county fire department is telling us they have already respond today half-dozen downed trees this morning. one collapsing on to a house in petaluma. two came down yesterday, closing this stretch of napa's redwood road, creating a 45 minute dedoor for locals. the trees took out power lines on their way down leaving 50 homes without electricity. the wind and the rain are bringing high surf advisories this morning. abc7 news reporter nick smith is live in pacifica where the waves are pounding the pier. nick, the wind has picked up there, as well. >> carolyn, the wind p
we have a picture from the river valley napa reports. what you are seeing are remnants from what used to be cottages. the resort was evacuated yesterday afternoon. 37 modular cottages were moved in preparation for this big storm. also as a precaution the city of napa has closed the downtown river walk promenade, veterans park and the preserve, all to prepare for the big storm that is expected today. for now, live in downtown napa, kera clapper, abc7 news. >> thank you. sonoma county fire...
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river, sergio quintana is live in napa. sergio? reporter: well, the rains have already caused some problems around town near napa, and the flood warning for the napa river has been extended through the weekend. tomorrow afternoon is when the napa river is supposed to be at its highest point. >> rain soaked trees are the first to cause problems on this stretch of redwood road. two trees came down and took out a powerline, knocking out electricity for 50 pg&e customers. the closed road also turned what usually be a five five minute de through the neighborhood into a 45 minute detour and caused concerns about nearby creeks and rivers. >> i was worried it wased inning here. >> some of his neighbors have put up small dikes in their front yard just to case. >> the creek will pop out up the street first and run down the street, and then the water is looking to get back in the creek so what the neighbors do is dike up the front ofÑç the yards to keep the water from coming in. >> at this city sand bag station, rob and some friends
river, sergio quintana is live in napa. sergio? reporter: well, the rains have already caused some problems around town near napa, and the flood warning for the napa river has been extended through the weekend. tomorrow afternoon is when the napa river is supposed to be at its highest point. >> rain soaked trees are the first to cause problems on this stretch of redwood road. two trees came down and took out a powerline, knocking out electricity for 50 pg&e customers. the closed road...
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since then the napa river, napa creek protection project have made significant improvements to prevent that from happening again. but city officials say they are confident they can deal with the expected water flow. i went to downtown napa and not a lot of businesses open this early in the morning. at the coffee roasting company they had a theory. they were loit hearted and they tell us they live by the ed henderson rule. hoe says unless it rains for four days in a row, then it will flood. if it doesn't, it won't flood. there have been so many breaks in the storm they feel confident their city will be safe. reporting live in downtown napa, cara clapper, abc news. >> thank you, cara. >>> flood warnings are in affect for the russian river. early tomorrow morning the river is already running high and the ground is saturated. it is forecast to reach flood stage at 32 feet around 2:00 tomorrow morning. it is expected to crest at 35 feet around noon. the petaluma river may also reach flood stage within just a few hours. this video from friday shows an industrial avenue parking lot that is al
since then the napa river, napa creek protection project have made significant improvements to prevent that from happening again. but city officials say they are confident they can deal with the expected water flow. i went to downtown napa and not a lot of businesses open this early in the morning. at the coffee roasting company they had a theory. they were loit hearted and they tell us they live by the ed henderson rule. hoe says unless it rains for four days in a row, then it will flood. if...
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napa 30. napa had actually reached 53- mile per hour gusts earlier down into the south they took a little while but gusts have really picked up. 29 miles per hour reported in san jose. when advisory will last for the post as well as the hills lasting until about 10:00. for some of us until about noon time. this one is living through right now. as it does, it's bringing along the wind. once this front passes through, the winds died down. over the north bay where the rain is steady but later at this time, the winds are beginning to die down. let me bring you through this. a talk in this morning. through 9:00 it will still be with us. as we get into 10:00, scattered showers around the bay area. still getting hammered pretty good. by noontime, 1:00 or so, we are breaking away to partly cloudy skies over the north bay. scattered showers in the forecast. we are looking at pretty good conditions into the afternoon by the second half of the day. as we get you through the morning hours, we continue to
napa 30. napa had actually reached 53- mile per hour gusts earlier down into the south they took a little while but gusts have really picked up. 29 miles per hour reported in san jose. when advisory will last for the post as well as the hills lasting until about 10:00. for some of us until about noon time. this one is living through right now. as it does, it's bringing along the wind. once this front passes through, the winds died down. over the north bay where the rain is steady but later at...
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the napa river, at st. helena is expected to crest around noon. with two- feet over its flood stage. the flood stage is at 16 ft.. and if it goes towards map but it could reach its flood stage later this afternoon. >> the russian river? >> the russian river, near well above its flood stage. later this afternoon. as it works down towards guernville. just under 32 ft. and cresting overnight tonight and tomorrow. >> as you move the south and south-east in the santa cruz mountains they have also been concerned as well as rivers and streams. how is that? >> there have been good responses with 2-3 in. of rain fall of the higher elevations. officials are watching that area. the creeks are responding, everywhere. good advice and keeping people away from the water waste. not a good time to be out. be careful with driving through a flooded road race. it is a good way to get into trouble very fast. >> rob, if you're looking later what would you tell people that live along the napa ri in the nab russian river? >> the flow is going to continue to remain high i
the napa river, at st. helena is expected to crest around noon. with two- feet over its flood stage. the flood stage is at 16 ft.. and if it goes towards map but it could reach its flood stage later this afternoon. >> the russian river? >> the russian river, near well above its flood stage. later this afternoon. as it works down towards guernville. just under 32 ft. and cresting overnight tonight and tomorrow. >> as you move the south and south-east in the santa cruz mountains...
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napa valley, city of napa was expecting a crest of at least two feet to rise above the flood stage. back in 2005 the city of neep was hit very badly by floods. this time they are saying they can protect the city. take a listen. >>> because of the history of flooding in napa we have a good idea where the water will come out first. there are certain points and we can plan in advance. if this moment if the projections are accurate we'll probably looking at street flooding, intersections being flooded, nothing terribly serious. >> reporter: and caveat may be necessary. there are flash flood warning around the bay area. two flash points they are looking at truck key river in nevada because of low snow levels -- truckee river and the russian river in guerneville, flooding on potentially big scale. guerneville, it's going fake up to two days to leach the coast. two days ahead of us. pg&e the utility is saying 54,000 customers without power and there was one power pole in san francisco that got smacked in two by the force of gail winds. with the weather now and all the rain has dissipated i
napa valley, city of napa was expecting a crest of at least two feet to rise above the flood stage. back in 2005 the city of neep was hit very badly by floods. this time they are saying they can protect the city. take a listen. >>> because of the history of flooding in napa we have a good idea where the water will come out first. there are certain points and we can plan in advance. if this moment if the projections are accurate we'll probably looking at street flooding, intersections...